The Leadership Team of YUMC crafted this four part belief statement starting in November of 2022. It was discussed, revised, and edited. In April 2023 the statement was placed before the congregation digitally. At the end of April 2023 the Leadership Team held a town hall to received feedback from the congregation. The feedback that the congregation in attendance shared was in favor of this statement. Everyone didn't agree on every point. The Leadership Team took all of the feedback into consideration and approved the statement that we share here. We don't expect everyone to be ready to accept all of these claims, but they are how we want to live and teach as a community.